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July 2019

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Happy Houseplants August Gardening Lunch 'n Learn The Lake Wales Public Library's Lifelong Learning series continues in June, with a UF/IFAS Extension presentation, Happy Houseplants. This program begins at 12 noon, Thursday, August 8. A light lunch will be provided, registration is required. The class size is limited to 20 students. Call 863-678-4004, ext. 221 to register.

Monthly Book Discussion Groups Wednesday, July 24 - 12 p.m. - LW Museum's Non-Fiction Discussion - Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, & Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo Thursday, July 25 - 11 a.m. - LW Public Library's Thursday Morning Discussion - My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith Tuesday, July 23 - 6 p.m. - LW Public Library's Night Owls Discussion - The Rent Collector by Camron Wright

Gale Courses - Free, online continuing education classes. Requires a Polk Co. Library Cooperative card. Register Here for over 300 classes.

July 2019 Yoga at the Library - Mondays & Wednesdays - 5:30 - 7 p.m. - Click here for details. Coloring for Adults - Wednesdays - 11:30 a.m - 1 p.m. - Free - Drop in program Needle Art Groups: Friday mornings - 9 a.m. Friday evenings - 5:30 p.m. Free - Drop in program, open to all Genealogy at the Library - 1st Friday of the Month - July 5 - 11:30 a.m. Free - Please bring your own laptops or tablets if available. Family Digital Literacy Program Tuesday, July 9 - 3:30 p.m. - Sponsored by Polk Co. Library Cooperative & Florida Poly Technical University - Free class.

The Lake Wales Public Library's Adult Summer Reading program proves,  summer reading programs are not for kids only!   Adult readers are encouraged to pick up a monthly reading log.   Complete a reading log and you're entered into a drawing for prizes, sponsored by the Lake Wales Library Association - Friends of the Library .   In July adult readers can pick up our word play game board . Complete these and you're entered into our July prize drawing.   Get in touch with your 'artistic' side in our  Discover an Alien Contest!  Create your version of an alien in any medium, photograph, painting, collage, drawing, anything . Bring your creature creation to the library's front desk to display with other entries. Vote for your favorite, prizes will be awarded for the voting winner. Our adult summer contests conclude on July 31.

July's Lake Wales Public Library's Local Artist Gallery features the paintings of Absolutely Alice ~Held Over~ Alice Absolutely is a self-taught artist positioning her work at the cusp of Abstract Emotionalism. She was born in Winter Haven, Florida and works now as our very own  teen specialist (although you’d know her better as Amanda McCallister in that role).  Her works have been displayed at events throughout Florida. Her "Held Over" exhibition in the Lake Wales Public Library's Local Artist Gallery is from her collection, “Flying High At The End of My Rope.” This collection is a visual circus of emotional overload.  Alice's exhibition has been held over for an additional month. Her paintings are displayed in the LW Public Library's Local Artist Gallery through July 31. Visit the LW Public Library during  regular hours of operation to view her works. You can learn more about her on her website,  www.aliceabsolutely.com and can see her works in progress on her Instagram page,  www.instagram.com/aliceabsolutely/

LW Public Library's Electronic Resource of the Month Flipster Digital Magazines Would you like access to thirteen magazine titles in downloadable eBook format? Our Flipster service offers this to our library users. Our 2019 list of titles includes current and back issues of: Eating Well, Food Network Magazine, Good Housekeeping, HGTV Magazine, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Men's Health, Woman's Day, People en Espanol, Money Magazine, Yoga Journal, Ebony and the 2019 Consumer Reports Buying Guide. This service allows library patrons to download and read the current, and back issues, of the titles listed. Most titles are available for one week download, but they can be downloaded again and again. There are no 'holds' required - ever. With vacations on everyone's mind, what a great way to download and access a variety of magazines on your computer or other devices. Visit the Free Downloads link on our webpage, select Flipster from the list. Enter your PCLC Library Card number and you're on your way to free eMagazines.

Save the Dates!

Lake Wales Public Library Closures The Lake Wales Public Library, Polk County Library Cooperative's BMail and Bookmobile services will close in observance of Independence Day, Thursday, July 4. Join the City of Lake Wales' Recreation Department's celebration at Lake Wailes Lake, July 4, 3:00 until 9:00 p.m. Fireworks begin at 9:15 p.m.